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A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:
Conflict
2. “Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:
Simile
Force or character working against the main character
Antagonist
How many types of point of view are there
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Point in the story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
Climax
The underlying message or big central idea in the story is
theme
Name one antagonist from a movie, book, cartoon, or comic that you know:
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Beginning of the story which introduces setting, characters, and plot to story
Exposition
After they broke up, his heart was broken, is an example of
metaphor
He is a million years old, said the man, as he stared at the man in the wheelchair. This sentence is an example of what literary element
Hyperbole
They Lived Happily Ever After is a good line to include in which part of the story
resolution
Same Difference, Pretty Cruel, and Walking Dead are examples of which literary element
Oxymoron
The part of the plot that sets the stage for the climax
rising action
The part of the plot that comes after the climax
falling action
Write a sentence that includes alliteration
Sandy sells sea shells
Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called
personification
